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7 Superstars Who Became New Actor Godfather: Let’s know about the seven superstars who played the role of Godfather for new actors. In Indian cinema, stars not only shine on screen, but also spread their glow behind the curtain.
New Delhi. It is often said in the film industry, ‘If there is a talent, then one day you will definitely get a glow.’ But in the world of cinema, only talent is not enough, sometimes it is equally important to hold the hand of a big star. Today, there are many superstars in Bollywood and Regional cinema, who not only found stardom themselves but also launched new-wide faces and brought them to the limelight. If someone made his brother or nephew a hero, then someone raised the entire empire.
It is not a new trend to become a producer of actors in Indian cinema. From Raj Kapoor to Dev Anand, many veterans not only acted in their career but also produced films and set an example in the industry. Often these films were the same, in which he himself became a hero. However, there was a change in these tradition in the industry over time. Now the stars are also backing such films, in which they are giving opportunity to other stars, not themselves.
John Abraham was the first star to take the risk. In 2012, John Abraham created history by producing ‘Vicky Donor’. From this film, he launched Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam and a sensitive subject got a place in mainstream cinema. After this, John also proved that he is not afraid of the experiment from films like ‘Sardar Ka Grandson’ and ‘Tara Verses Bila’.
Advocates of offbeat stories were Aamir Khan. Aamir Khan, who gave classics like ‘Lagaan’ and ‘Taare Zameen Par’, has given many hit films as an actor. In 2008, he launched his nephew Imran Khan with ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’. He produced ‘Peepli Live’ in 2010 and ‘Delhi Bailey’ in 2011. Veer Das is making her debut as director in his next film Happy Patel ‘Happy Patel Dangerous Jasoos’. Aamir’s focus has always been on advancing new experiments and boundaries.
Kamal Haasan, the superstar of Indian cinema, still bet on new faces. His recent film ‘Amaran’ is playing the lead role Sivakartikeyan. Earlier, he also produced films like ‘Nala Damayanti’ (with R Madhavan) and ‘Magalir Mattam’ (with Revathi), where he did not appear himself. The film gets the trust of the audience automatically in the name of Kamal.
Telugu star Nani made recognition as a producer from her HIT franchise. ‘Hit: The First Case’ (2020) and ‘Hit: The Second Case’ (2022) produced. In the first two films, he gave a chance to Vishwaq Sen and Adivi Shesha. In the third part itself, Nani played the lead role and started a new production banner for it, as the first banner philosophy was to make films.
Salman Khan, who gave launchpad to newcomers, launched Suraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty from ‘Hero’ in 2015 under his banner Salman Khan Films. At the same time, Iqbal and Pranutan Bahl came into the industry in the year 2019. Even though these films were not a big hit, Salman’s aim was to give a chance to the new talent.
From ‘Main Hoon Na’ to ‘Jawan’, Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment produced most of his own films in Theitical release. But he gave a lot of opportunities to others on the OTT platform. He backed projects like Alia Bhatt’s ‘Darlings’, Bobby Deol’s ‘Class of 83’ and Emraan Hashmi’s ‘Bard of Blood’ and ‘Betal’.
The last name in the list is Dulkar Salman, who has made his mark in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi films, recently produced ‘Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra’. Kalyani Priyadarshan starrer This film has made it to the top-5 hit films of 2025. He has produced several projects under Wayfarer Films, such as ‘Maniayile Ashokan’ (2020), ‘Varne Avashamundu’ (2020), ‘Salute’ (2022) and ‘Ad’ (2023). His thinking is clear from his films, the scope of cinema will increase only by taking risk on content.